pdG-AnimalFarm - Windmill

The Windmill, Stalin's five year plans
Background on the five year plans

Five year plans were created to over come the fifty year industrial gap between Russia and other countries in ten years.
The windmill was created so the animals could have a farm like the humans, and be productive.
The five year plans were created by the State Planning Commission, or Goplan
The plans for the windmill were created by Napoleon and the other pigs..
The state had full control on what, how much, and where products would be produced.
There were three five year plans .
The windmill was built three times.
With the demands millions of workers lived in harsh conditions.
The animals lived in harsh conditions, not eating well and not having much spare time for activities.
As a result of so many workers going into the city, there was a lack of medical supplies, insufficient housing and schooling, along with low wages.
As a result of the animals working constantly on the windmill, there was less food, and the animals were no longer learning.
First was 1928-1932.
Second was 1933-1937.
Third was 1938-1941 (stopped short because of the war).
The targets for which the factories were given to obtain were impossible figures.
At certain points in time it seemed impossible for the animals to finish the windmill by the time Napoleon wanted it to be finished.
First plan- The main emphasis in these factories were coal, oil, iron, steel, and electricity.
The first time the animals built the windmill, it was just a regular windmill.
Second plan- Still focused on heavy industries, started to focus on railways and chemicals.
The second time the windmill was built, it had thicker walls so it would not get knocked down as easily.
Third plan- Put emphasis on weapons, production which required the heavy industries.
The third time the animals were successful and more then one windmill was built to create maximum profit.
Because all of the focus was on industry, a wide spread famine occured during this time period.
Because the animals were so focused on finishing the windmill, they spent less time growing crops and had a shortage of food.

Parallels

References:
Trueman, C. (2010). Stalin. Retrieved from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Stalin.htm

Krishnan, P. (2001). Russia Under Stalin. Retrieved from http://library.thinkquest.org/C0112205/stalinsrussia.html